21 May 2018: Protection International and CEJIL present their latest publication #EsTiempoYa in Guatemala City
Brussels-Guatemala City, 16 May 2018 Protection International and the Centre for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) will be in Guatemala City next Monday 21 May at 16:00 in order to present their latest publication: Es Tiempo ya, effective public policies for the right to defend human rights. Because of the high number of attacks against […]
Protection International pays tribute to all women human rights defenders
To mark International Women’s Rights Day, Protection International pays tribute to all women around the world fighting to defend their rights and the rights of their communities to achieve a more just and more sustainable future for all. Struggling to defend their culture, their identity, their territory, their livelihoods, organised within grassroots organisations, social movements or trade […]
Guatemala – Agresiones contra el Director Legal de CALAS
Denuncia ante las Agresiones Contra Pedro Rafael Maldonado Flores Director Legal de CALAS Guatemala, 6 de abril de 2016 – El Foro de ONG Internacionales en Guatemala, del que Protection international forma parte, expresa su mas alta preocupacion y condena ante las agresiones en contra del abogado, defensor de derechos humanos y activista ambiental, Pedro Rafael Maldonado […]
Guatemala – Attacks Against Guatemalan Human Rights Defenders Denounced
• Communities and organizations appealed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, urging the State of Guatemala, private businesses, and investors to guarantee the human rights of people and communities affected by large hydroelectric projects. • They presented a report, outlining 10 different cases, which documents 273 incidents of threats, criminalization, and attacks against defenders, […]
GUATEMALA: European Parliament (EP) mobilises for HRDs
Worrying statistics for human rights defenders (HRDs) in Guatemala have led the European Parliament to approve an urgent resolution on the situation of HRDs in Guatemala during its plenary session on 16 February in Strasbourg. Between January and November 2016, 223 assaults were registered against HDRs as well as 14 killings and 7 attempted murders. […]
Guatemala – Preocupación sobre el asesinato de comunitario de Ixquisis
Carta de preocupación sobre el asesinato de comunitario de la micro-región de Ixquisis El 17 de Enero 2017, en el marco de una movilización pacífica, fue asesinado el señor Sebastián Alonso Juan, víctima de un ataque armado perpetrado, según cuanto reportado por los comunitarios, por la Policía Nacional Civil – PNC y agentes de seguridad […]
Protection Desk Guatemala – Aj Noj Supports the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders Initiative
In Central America, insecurity and violence have been on the rise in recent years. In this context, women’s rights are increasingly at risk. In Honduras alone, gender-based violence is the second highest cause of death for women of reproductive age. In Mexico and Guatemala, the levels of violence against women continue to escalate. Moreover, women human […]
Guatemala: PI and Udefegua Support Victims and Witnesses of the Rios Montt Genocide Trial
During Rios Montt’s trial, the evidence provided by witnesses, survivors, and relatives of victims placed them at great risk. Some received threats or were harassed. Thanks to an alliance of several human rights organizations (among them Aj Noj-Protection Desk Guatemala and our partner UDEFEGUA), their protection was enhanced, allowing them to testify on several crimes […]